Virtual Reality Fall Prevention and Health Support System

Award Date: 2019

Project Lead(s): Sherry Law

Project Title: Virtual Reality Fall Prevention and Health Support System

This project endeavours to build a virtual reality software system in support of gait and balance health services in ageing and long-term care (LTC) settings to improve efficiencies in specialized health access for residents, especially those living with dementia. Balance and gait assessments require clinician supervision for the duration of assessment, which limit preventative care to be accessible among all residents of LTC. This system will be designed to facilitate the process of basic balance and gait assessment and provide a means to observe and track mobility declines without the need for a specialist on site.